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Workshop on cybercrime
for judges, prosecutors and investigators in Sri Lanka
[30 October 2008]
This workshop was held in Colombo, Sri Lanka, on
27 and 28 October as a joint event of the Information
and Communication Technology Agency of Sri Lanka and the
Council of Europe. It was addressed by the Minister of
Science and Technology, the Attorney General, the
Secretary of Justice and other high-level
representatives. Discussions showed that the new law on
cybercrime that entered into force in July 2008 meets
the minimum requirements of the Convention on Cybercrime
and that Sri Lanka should consider accession to this
treaty.
 Programme
Cybercrime workshop in Turkey
[30 October 2008]
This workshop was aimed at raising awareness on
cybercrime matters in Turkey, at the training of judges
and at promoting the implementation of the Convention on
Cybercrime. Organised by the Turkish authorities with
the support of Microsoft and the participation of the
Council of Europe, it was an example of public-private
partnership and multi-stakeholder involvement. It took
place in Bolu, Turkey, on 23 and 24 October 2008.
Programme
Summary
Fostering Security, Privacy and Openness on the
Internet
[20 October 2008]
In preparation of the 2008 Internet Governance
Forum (IGF, Hyderabad, India, 3-6 December 2008), and at
the request of several stakeholders (states, industry,
civil society), the Council of Europe has agreed to host
a European-wide, open-ended, multi-stakeholder dialogue
and exchange on the main thematic discussions and
workshop proposals for the IGF, in particular on
fostering security, privacy and openness on the
Internet. This exchange takes place on 20 and 21
October in Strasbourg at the Council of Europe.
see
www.eurodig.org
link
to the flyer
Workshop on cybercrime
legislation in Latin America
[5 September 2008]
This workshop was jointly organized by the
Ministry of Foreign Affairs of Colombia, the
Organisation of American States, the United States
Department of Justice and the Council of Europe in
Bogota, Colombia, from 3 to 5 September 2008. A detailed
review of the cybercrime legislation of 17 countries of
Latin America against the provisions of the Convention on Cybercrime
was carried out.
Summary
Programme
in
English and
Spanish
Organisation
of American States
Legal Co-operation Newsletter
Azerbaijan signs the Convention on cybercrime
[30 June 2008]
On 30 June 2008, Mr Ali
Abbasov, Minister of Communication and Information
Technology of Azerbaijan, signed the
Convention on Cybercrime in the presence of the
Secretary General of the Council of Europe.
Workshop on cybercrime
legislation and capacity building for West African
countries
[30 June 2008]
A regional workshop on cybercrime will be held in
Cotonou, Benin, from 9 to 11 July 2008. The Council of
Europe will participate in this event that is organized
by the United States Department of Justice and that,
among other things, will help countries of west Africa
develop legislation in line with the Convention on
Cybercrime.
Council of Europe supports
Caribbean region in strengthening cybercrime
legislation
[13-15 May 2008, Port of
Spain]
The Council of Europe contributes to a workshop
on cybercrime legislation in the Caribbean region,
organised by the Organisation of American States and the
US Department of Justice in Trinidad and Tobago. The aim
of the workshop is to support the 14 participating
countries in the strengthening of their legislation in
line with the Convention on Cybercrime of the Council of
Europe.
 Counter-eCrime
Operations Summit
[26-27 May 2008,
Tokyo, Japan] Countries of the Asia Pacific region
undertake important efforts to strengthen their legislation in
line with the Convention on Cybercrime. In support of these
efforts, the Council of Europe will contribute to the CeCOS II
summit in Tokyo, Japan, on 26-27 May 2008.
The
website of the Summit
Dominican Republic accession to the Cybercrime
Convention
[17 April 2008, Strasbourg]
A conference on the "integration of the Dominican
Republic into the Convention on Cybercrime" was held on
16 April in Santo Domingo. It was organised by the
National Police and INDOTEL in cooperation with
Microsoft. The conference concluded that cybercrime
legislation adopted by the Dominican Republic in 2007
brings national legislation in compliance with the
Convention but that actual accession would offer new
opportunities for international cooperation.
 Conference
adopts guidelines on law enforcement-service provider
co-operation
[2 April 2008,
Strasbourg] More
than 200 cybercrime experts from all over the world
participated in the Octopus Interface Conference
“Cooperation against cybercrime” (link
to conference page) held in Strasbourg on 1-2 April.
The conference, among other things, adopted
guidelines that will help foster cooperation among
law enforcement authorities and internet service
providers in the investigation of cybercrime. The
conference was followed by the 3rd meeting of the Cybercrime
Convention Committee (T-CY) on 3-4 April.
Conference
Programme
Estonian contribution to the Project on Cybercrime
[February 2008,
Strasbourg] The Government of Estonia has pledged
Euro 50,000 for activities under the 2008 workplan of
the
Project on Cybercrime. This will allow the Council
of Europe to continue its support to the global
implementation of the Convention on Cybercrime.s.
 Meeting
on Cybercrime Convention Committee
[3-4 April 2008,
Strasbourg] The third meeting of the T-CY was
held in Strasbourg in the new building, the 3rd and 4th
of April and followed the Octopus Interface Conference
on Co-operation against Cybercrime which will take place
at the same premises on 1 and 2 April 2008.
T-CY
Committee
OCTOPUS
Interface Conference 2008
Regional workshop on cybercrime
[17-18 December 2007, Plovdiv, Bulgaria] This workshop
was aimed at reviewing cybercrime legislation
and the training of judges in cybercrime matters.
 Conference on cybercrime in Arab Region
[ 26-27 November 2007 -Cairo, Egypt] At the closure of a regional conference on cybercrime, held in Cairo on 26 and 27 November, the meeting adopted a declaration recommending that countries of the Arab region use the Convention on Cybercrime as a model to guide the development of national legislation on cybercrime.
Cairo Declaration:
Arabic |
English
The Convention
in Arabic
The
Protocol in Arabic
OAS Expert meeting on cybercrime
[ 19-20 November 2007-Washington, USA]
The Council of Europe participated in this meeting of
the Organisation of American States which generated
considerable interest the Convention on Cybercrime. It
is to be followed up by a joint OAS/CoE regional event
on cybercrime legislation in June/July 2008.
Conference on identity fraud
[7-9 November 2007-Tomar,Portugal]
The Council of Europe contributed in particular to the
panel on cybercrime and identity theft. The
Conference, among other things, concluded that “all EU
Member States should give priority to ratifying and
fully implementing the Convention on Cybercrime in order
to facilitate the investigation and prosecution of
identity theft”
see
discussion paper
on identity theft
Paper on
identity theft and the Convention on Cybercrime
Review of cybercrime legislation in Indonesia
[01 November 2007-Jakarta,Indonesia]
Through the Project on Cybercrime the Indonesian
authorities were assisted in the review of their draft
legislation related to cybercrime.
The Convention in Bahasa
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